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Facilitating group discussions
Money & Business

Facilitating group discussions

...Introduction - Welcome to this free course on facilitating group discussions. You’ll start by looking at what is meant by ‘facilitation’ and at different styles of facilitating. You will have the chance to assess your preferred facilitation style, and also to identify skills that you need to develop to become more effective in this role. Then you’ll be asked to...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Effective writing in professional social work practice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Effective writing in professional social work practice

...Introduction - This course introduces you to professional writing which is an integral aspect of social work practice. Social workers need to consider how their writing forms part of their communication and record keeping. Ensuring people who are being written about are at the centre of writing about their lives is a key guiding principle. Learning writing and critical...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
The frozen planet
Nature & Environment

The frozen planet

...introduction to the frozen planet, including the temperature in the polar regions; the energy from the Sun and the seasons; reading and understanding graphs and maps; and how the Arctic and Antarctic regions are defined...This free course is a general introduction to the frozen planet, including the temperature in the polar regions; the energy from the Sun and the...
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Level 1: Introductory 7 hrs
An appreciative approach to inquiry
Education & Development

An appreciative approach to inquiry

...Introduction - Practitioner inquiry (which is also known as scholarship of teaching and learning, or practitioner research) has long been established as an important part of educational practice. Much of our thinking about inquiry is still shaped by Dewey’s (1933) discussions about the vital role of reflection as being the driver for practitioners to undertake inquiries...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Judicial decision making
Society, Politics & Law

Judicial decision making

...Introduction - Judges play a key role in a common law legal system such as that of England and Wales. But to outside observers, the way they arrive at their decisions may be something of a mystery. This course seeks to shed light on this process. The course starts by explaining how judges make factual findings from evidence, how they choose how a case should be decided,...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Exploring Thomas Hardy's Far From the Madding Crowd
History & The Arts

Exploring Thomas Hardy's Far From the Madding Crowd

...Introduction - In this free course, Exploring Thomas Hardy’s Far From the Madding Crowd, you’ll explore one of the richest, most vivid novels in English, written in 1874. First you will discover something about Hardy’s life, and the importance to his writing of the region he grew up in, the South-West of England. You will then read one short chapter from Far From...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Primary education: listening and observing Badge icon
Education & Development

Primary education: listening and observing

...manage your digital badges online from My OpenLearn. In addition, you can download and print your OpenLearn statement of participation which also displays your Open University badge. The Open University would really appreciate a few minutes of your time to tell us about yourself and your expectations for the course before you begin, in our optional start of course survey....
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
More working with charts, graphs and tables
Science, Maths & Technology

More working with charts, graphs and tables

...Introduction - At some point in everyday life, it’s likely that you’ll come across information represented in charts, graphs and tables. It can be very useful to know how to interpret this information, and in other circumstances, to present your own findings in this way. This course will help you to develop the skills you need to do this, and gain the confidence to...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs